Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Loni Gamble Circles ST
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

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